Cotton-planter.



No. 885,610. 'PATENTED NOV. 1'3, 1906.

J. H. GOODWIN.

COTTON PLANTER.

APPLICATION FILED APRLlO, 1906.

A TTORNE 1 5 1n: Norms PETERS co), wzsuuvarmv, D, c.

STATES PATENT OFFICE. JAMES HENRY GOO DVVIN, OF SIMPSONVILLE, SOUTHCAROLINA.

' COTTON PLANTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 10, 1906. Serial No. 310,994.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES HENRY Goon WIN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Simpsonville, in the county of Greenville and Stateof South Carolina, have invented a new and useful Cotton-Planter, ofwhich the following is a specification. 5

This invention relates to cotton-planters, and it has for its objects tosimplify and im prove the construction and operation of class ofmachines, special features of the in+ vention residing in the improvedconstruetion of the wheel-carrying brackets, in providin said bracketswith shoulders to sup,-

port t e drags or coverers, in improved means I for"ass embling thewheel-holding brackets withthe ,.seedbox or hopper, and in an im I.provedi'gilanner of assembling the beam-arms .with the hopper.

will readily appear asthe nature of the inveng I tion is betterunderstood, the same consists v With these and other ends in View, which"in the improved construction and novel anrangement. and combination ofparts, which will be. hereinafter fully described, and particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the {accompanying drawings has been illustrated asimple and preferredform of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitationis necessarily made to the prdcise structuraldetails therein exhibited,but

that changes, alterations, and modifications within the scope of theinvention may be resortedto when desired.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevaf tion, partly in section, of acotton-planter constructed in accordance with the prlnciples of theinvention. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is aperspective detail view showing the wheel-carrying brackets and theparts connected therewith de- V j t'ached.

. Corresponding parts in the several figures are indicated throughout'bysimilar characters of reference. g

The hopper or seedbox of the improved planter is of ordinaryconstruction, including the side members 1 1 and front and rear enmembers 2 and 3, together with the bottom member' i, which latter isprovided with a slot or aperture 5, adapted to be partly or whollyobstructed by means of a slide 6, supported by means of cleats 7. Theparts of the hopparts of the box, if desired.

. per are partly assembled by means of transverse bolts or clampingmembers 8 and 9, the

former of which connects the side members" 1 1 in rear of the rearmember 3, while the bolt 9 connects the side members 1 1 in front of thefront member 2 of the seedboxor hopper, the side members being extendedsomewhat in front and in rear of the frontand rear members, as will bereadily seen. Auxiliary fastening members, such as nails or screws, maybe used in assembling the The side members 1 1 of the seedboxbr hopperare provided with bearings for a transverse shaft 10, which is providedwithin the seedbox with radially-extending fingers 11, constitutingstirrers or agitators. Said shaft also carries a peripherally-toothedseed wheel or disk 12, which serves to expel the seed through the slot 5in the bottom of the seedbox in the usual manner, the escape of seedbeing regulated by means of the slide 6.

The wheel-carrying braekets13 13"are provided with offsets or shoulders14, adapted to engage the under edges of the side members of theseedbox, and with'upwardly-extending lugs or flanges 15, adapted to liefiat against the outer sides or faces of the side members 1 1. The lugsor flanges 15 15 are provided with slots 16 for the passage of theextremities of the assembling-bolt or connecting-rod 9, upon which thebrackets 13 will thus be partly supported. The lugs or flanges 15 areprovided with additional slots 17' for the passage ofadditional bolts orfastening members 18. The drags or covering members 19 are secured uponthe under sides of the shoulders or offset portions 14 ofthewheel-carrying brackets by means ofbolts or rivets 20, and the shanks orupper portions of said drags or covering members contact directly withthe outer sides or faces of the wheel-carrying brackets, whereby thesaid drags or covering membersare braced and reinforced and held verysecurely in position for operation. the brackets 13 are provided withapertures 21, constituting bearings for a shaft or axle Patented Nov.13, 1906.

The lower forward ends of' versed end for end and transposed from oneside to the other, so that the wheel-carrying extremities of saidbrackets may be disposed in a forward direction, as shown in full lines,or in a rearward direction, as shown in dotted lines, in Figs. 1 and 3of the drawings. The carrying-wheel may thus be disposed in a forward orin a rearward direction, as may be found preferable and desirable. Owingto the presence of slots 16 17 in the lugs or flanges 15, connected withthe brackets 13, said brackets may be adjusted to take up slack in thelink belt 25, as will be readily understood.

The beam of the improved planter is composed of a pair of arms 27, whichare provided with apertures whereby they are mounted upon the assemblingbolt or rod 9 and upon the bolts or fastening members 18, whereby thewheel-carrying brackets are secured upon the hopper. The bolts 9 and 18are provided at their outer extremities with nuts 28, whereby the partsare securely assembled.

The beam-arms 27 converge forwardly and are spaced apart at their frontends by a spacing-block 29, which latter is straddled by the U-shapedstandard 30, said standard being secured in position adjustably by meansof the transverse clamping-bolts 31. The standard carries a blade orfurrow-opener 32, which is of ordinary construction. A link 33,connected with the spacing-block, serves for the attachment of thedraft.

The machine is guided in operation by means of handles 34:, spaced apartby a rung 35 and connected with the hopper by means of the clamping boltor rod 8 and by auxiliary fastening members.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawingshereto annexed, the operation and advantages of this invention will bereadily understood. The wheel-carrying brackets and the beam-arms areconnected very securely with the hopper by means of the bolt orconnecting-rod 9 and the auxiliary bolts 18, and said brackets alsoserve to securely support the drags or covering members. The generalconstruction of the device is simple and'inexpensive, and it has beenfound to be thoroughly efficient in practical operation.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In acotton-planter, a hopper, wheelcarrying brackets having lugs or flangesbearing against the sides of the hopper, and an assembling memberextending through the sides of the hopper and through the lugs orflanges of the wheel-carrying brackets.

2. A hopper having side members and end members clamped between the sidemembers, wheel-carrying brackets having shoulders or offsets bearingagainst the lower edges of the side members, and lugs or flangesengaging the outer faces of the side members, an assembling memberextending through the side members and through the lugs or flanges ofthe wheel-carrying brackets, and auxiliary fastenin members extendingthrough the lugs or flanges and engaging the side members of the hopper.

3. A hopper having side members and end members clamped between the sidemembers, wheel-carrying brackets having shoulders or offsets bearingagainst the lower edges of the side members and flanges engaging theouter faces of the side members, drags having shanks secured upon theunder sides of the shoulders or offsets, contactingwith and reinforcedby the wheel-carrying brackets, an assembling-rod extending through theside members of the hopper and through the flanges of the wheel carryingbrackets, and auxiliary fastening members extending through said flangesand engaging the side members of the hopper.

4. A hopper having side members and end members clamped between the sidemembers, Wheel-carrying brackets having shoulders or offsets bearingagainst the lower edges of the side members and flanges engaging theouter faces of the side members, an assemblingrod extending transverselythrough the side members of the hopper and through the flanges of thewheel-carrying brackets, beamarms mounted upon the extremities of theassembling rod, and auxiliary fastening members connecting the beam-armsand the lugs or flanges of the wheel-carrying brackets with the sidemembers of the hopper.

5. A hopper having a transverse assembling-rod, wheel-carrying bracketshaving lugs or flanges engaging the extremities of the assembling-rodadjacent to the outer faces of the side members of the hopper, beam-armsengaging the extremities of the assembling-rod adjacent to the outerfaces of the flanges of the wheel-carrying brackets, a spacing-blockinterposed between the forward ends of the beam-arms, a U-shapedstandard straddling the spacing-block, and clamping-bolts connecting thebeam-arms and extending through the spacing-block to secure the standardadjustably by clamping the limbs of said standard between the beamarmsand the proximate faces of the spacingblock.

6. In a planter, a hopper, arcuate, end for end reversiblewheel-carrying brackets having ends or flanges bearing against the sidesof the hopper and provided with slots, and assembling members engagingthe sides of the hopper through the slots in the lugs or flanges of thewheel-carrying brackets.

7. In a planter, a hopper, arcuate, end for end reversiblewheel-carrying brackets having ends or flanges bearing against the sidesof the hopper and provided with slots, assembling members engaging thesides of the hopper through the slots in the lugs 0r flanges of Intestimony that I claim the foregoing as the Wheel-carrying brackets, incombination my own I have hereto affixed my signature with awheel-carrying axle journaled in the in the presence of two witnesses.supportingbrackets, an agitator-shaft jour- JAB/[ES HENRY GOODWIN.

naled in the sides of the hopper, sprooket- Witnesses: Wheels upon thetwo shafts, and a link belt W. G. ABER ROMBIE, connecting the sprockets.S. T. MOORE

